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Giant hyperplastic polyposis of the colon

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A patient with multiple large hyperplastic (metaplastic) polyps of the colon is reported. Hundreds of polyps, some over 3 cm in size, were distributed uniformly throughout the large bowel. There was no evidence of polyps in the stomach or small intestine. The polyps, except for their large size, had the histologic features of hyperplastic polyps. This condition can be clinically confused with adenomatous polyposis coli.

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  1. Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine (Division of Gastroenterology), Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, 54 Street and 48 Avenue South, 55417, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Hatton W. Sumner MD, Neil F. Wasserman MD & Craig J. McClain MD

  2. University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Hatton W. Sumner MD, Neil F. Wasserman MD & Craig J. McClain MD

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Sumner, H.W., Wasserman, N.F. & McClain, C.J. Giant hyperplastic polyposis of the colon. Digest Dis Sci 26, 85–89 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01307980

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